Location of conference gathering: Primarily online, with production at Community UMC in Columbia.
Dates of conference gathering: Pre-conference briefing (reports) May 28, clergy session June 5, business session August 22.
Did the coronavirus change the dates or how the conference met: Yes.
Officiating bishop: Bishop Robert Farr.
Number of churches that closed due to financial issues related to the coronavirus: 0.
Any special annual conference set: No.
Endorsement of episcopal candidate: No.
Names of delegates for 2021 General Conference, as well as whether they are lay or clergy: Same as 2020, no election.
Ordination: Seven people were ordained, with the average age of 37. One 68-year-old was received into associate membership. Six people were commissioned, with an average age of 43.
Number of clergy retired: 43.
• Membership stands at 144,485, down from 149,081 from the previous year.
• Worship attendance stands at 65,466, down from 69167.
• Church school attendance stands at 21,863, down from 22,440.
• Professions or reaffirmations of faith for 2019 were 1,108, down from 1,396 in 2018.
• Adults and young adults in small groups for 2019 was 3,078, down from 3,102 in 2018.
• Worshippers engaged in mission for 2019 was 47,736, down from 48,513 in 2018.
— Submitted by Fred Koenig, Missouri Conference editor
Dates of conference gathering: Pre-conference briefing (reports) May 28, clergy session June 5, business session August 22.
Did the coronavirus change the dates or how the conference met: Yes.
Officiating bishop: Bishop Robert Farr.
Number of churches that closed due to financial issues related to the coronavirus: 0.
Any special annual conference set: No.
Endorsement of episcopal candidate: No.
Names of delegates for 2021 General Conference, as well as whether they are lay or clergy: Same as 2020, no election.
Ordination: Seven people were ordained, with the average age of 37. One 68-year-old was received into associate membership. Six people were commissioned, with an average age of 43.
Number of clergy retired: 43.
• Membership stands at 144,485, down from 149,081 from the previous year.
• Worship attendance stands at 65,466, down from 69167.
• Church school attendance stands at 21,863, down from 22,440.
• Professions or reaffirmations of faith for 2019 were 1,108, down from 1,396 in 2018.
• Adults and young adults in small groups for 2019 was 3,078, down from 3,102 in 2018.
• Worshippers engaged in mission for 2019 was 47,736, down from 48,513 in 2018.
— Submitted by Fred Koenig, Missouri Conference editor
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